17" Toro's on a 2009 Aveo5 LT

[Oriontool]

Hey..

I was looking for my first upgrade today, rims. I found a set of Toro's TR9006, black with machined lip.

They are 17" with a bolt pattern of 4x100 4X114.3 and an offset +38mm. Tires are 205-40R17.

I've had a little rub when I hit dips. Not bad, unless I intentionally hit the dip hard(to test it). I had a Probe 15 years ago that had a similar problem rubbing, so I bought 4 rubber "stoppers" that went in between the coils on the springs to keep the car from bottoming out.

Do you think that will work here or any suggestions? I read where 17's fit, so I am a little thrown off.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

Vern

[oscare003]

damn those are nice w/ yellow. um i think they will help but i hear they fall after a while. theres some spring spacers at auto zone for like 15 buck. u can make ur springs wider similar to those rubber spacers.
im running 18s 215/35/18 they rub with dips like drive ways. but not on the road. but i did notice when my wife and i r n the car it rubs a bit more cause of weight. shes like 98 pounds.
im about 185.<- needs 2 loose some weight. but anywho, when she drives it never rubs.

[Oriontool]

Ok, I will check out Auto Zone in the morning. I rubbed three times tonight. Once on accident and twice on purpose(I wanted to see what it would take).

BTW, I see on your car you have the clear side lights. Did they come from the factory or did you install them?

I wanted to get a set.

Thanks for the advice!

[oscare003]

they are factory.
the items called rear adjustable 2way spring lox
item # 18-1201A

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/access ... 41730_0_0_

[petrified.rabbit]

add to the bump stops on the shocks. thats the proper way to do it. putting the rubbers in the springs puts a pivot in the spring which is a weak point, and your really rub around a bend if that point on the spring breaks or bends..

[Oriontool]

Thanks Petrified.Rabbit!

I've never done/heard of that. Any guidance on the specifics? Is it a major job? Expensive?

Thanks!

[petrified.rabbit]

Not expensive. Not terribly difficult. Look in the coilover thread I posted it shows the bump stops and where they are located.

[serega12]

I have the same exact size wheels, maybe actually wider (17x7.5) if yours are 7" wide... but mine are 42+mm offset. No rubbing whatsoever, even with 1.5" lowering springs... Could be that KYB shocks are stiffer, but I thought that 42+mm offset rims are placed a little bit more outwards, so there is no rubbing on the inner fender well... If that's the case, there are some spacers to help with that... But rabbit would know a heck of a lot more about that than me...

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/tec ... techid=101

They say that improper offset for the car could adversely affect the handling.... Just my $0.02USD

[Oriontool]

Thanks for the info. I will see what rabbit says about the spacers. I am honestly not sure if I am rubbing on the inner fender well or the outer. 103 outside, gonna let it cool down and then see what I can determine.

I sure hope I can work this out, I love these rims! I am not super technical when it comes to cars. At least not the mechanical portion. A/V I am good. [-o<

[petrified.rabbit]

higher offset (+) number sits in further..

serega : a rim with a 7.5 inch width and 42mm offset (your specs) has @ 5.9" backspacing (hub mounting surface to edge of inner lip) and 2.6" to the edge of the outside lip..

orion, presuming you have a 7" rim.. and a 38mm offset, you have @ 5.5" backspacing and 2.5" to the outside lip..

with those numbers i would presume you should not rub, but i am willing to bet it is on the outside during a turn.. most likely on the plastic wheel well where the fender meets the bumper in a turn. i rub the a lot..